Will consider plea to revive NJAC, end Collegium system of judicial appointments: CJI, Pg1

Key Highlights:

• The Supreme Court will consider a plea to revive the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC).
• The plea seeks to end the Collegium system of judicial appointments.
• The NJAC was struck down as unconstitutional in 2015.
• The petitioner argues that striking down the NJAC substituted the will of the people with the opinion of four judges.

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Detailed Insights:

• The plea argues that the 2015 judgment that struck down the NJAC should be void.
• The petition claims the Collegium system is a synonym for nepotism and favoritism.
• The petitioner alleges lack of transparency in judicial appointments under the Collegium system.
• The 99th Constitutional Amendment Act, which established the NJAC, was nullified by the Supreme Court.

Key Concepts Involved:

• National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC): A body that would have given the executive branch an equal role in judicial appointments.
• Collegium System: The current system in which judges appoint judges to constitutional courts.
• 99th Constitutional Amendment Act: Legislation that established the NJAC, later struck down by the Supreme Court.